Having demonstrated that Jesus is greater than the angels, the writer now turns to demonstrating that He is greater than Moses, then Joshua, and then all the high priests. Any thinking that sees Jesus just as a good man is utterly deluded and mistaken.
We share in the heavenly calling, This means we have been called to enjoy the presence of God. We are to focus above all else on Jesus. He is our apostle and high priest. Apostle means one who is sent. In the gospels Jesus makes repeated reference to the fact that He was sent by the Father. The high priest was the only one who could enter into the holy of holies. Under the Jewish law the high priest did this once a year on behalf of the people. Later in Hebrews the writer will show that this was only a shadow of what was to come. Jesus is the true high priest. In life we may sometimes think "if only we had someone to speak on our behalf" in some situation. In Jesus we have One who speaks to the Father on our behalf, and does so continuously. This should change our perspective on life.
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